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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes, Historical and ... - Page 64
by Jonathan Swift - 1812
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A New Review: With Literary Curiosities and Literary Intelligence, Volume 6

1784 - 522 pages
...abjured him, by their friendfliip, to let her have the fatisfaction of dying at. leaft, though fhe had not- lived, his acknowledged wife. Swift, made no reply, but, turning on his heel, walked filcntly out of the. room, noi' ever law her afterwaids during the few days ihc lived. This behaviour...
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The Life of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin

Thomas Sheridan - 1787 - 528 pages
...(he adjured him by their friendfhip to let her have the fatisfaction of dying at leaft, though fhe had not lived, his acknowledged wife, Swift made no reply, but turning on his. heel, walked filently out of the room, nor ever faw her afterwards during the few days fhc lived. This behaviour...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 574 pages
...power of slander to be busy with her fame after death, she adjured him by their friendship to let her have the satisfaction of dying at least, though she...walked silently out of the room, nor ever saw her aftenvard during the few days she lived. This behaviour threw Mrs. Johnson into unspeakable agonies,...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical ..., Volume 29

Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 532 pages
...in her last illness, and. quit her for ever, " only for adjuring him, by thenfriendship, to let her have the satisfaction of dying at least, though she had not lived, his acknowledged wife." Another apologist insinuates, upon something like evidence, that Stella bore a son to Swift, and yet...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters, tracts ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 676 pages
...power of slander to be busy with her fame after death, she adjured him by their friendship to let her have the satisfaction of dying at least, though she...agonies, and for a time she sunk under the weight of co cruel a disappointment. But soon after, roused by indignation, she inveighed against his cruelty...
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 526 pages
...in her last illness, and quit her for ever, " only for adjuring him, by their friendship, to let her have the satisfaction of dying at least, though she had not lived, his acknowledged wife." Another apologist insinuates, upon something like evidence, that Stella bore a son to Swift, and yet...
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

1816 - 526 pages
...in her last illness, and quit her for ever, " only for adjuring him, by their friendship, to let her have the satisfaction of dying at least, though she had not lived, his acknowledged wife." Another apologist insinuates, upon something like evidence, that Stella bore a son to Swift, and yet...
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 29

Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 530 pages
...Jast illness, and quit her for ever, " only Tor adjuring him,f by their friendship, to let her hare the satisfaction of dying at least, though she had not lived, his acknowledged wife." Another apologist insinuates, upon something like evidence, that Stella bore a son to Swift, anxl yet...
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Life of Swift. Appendix: Anecdotes of the family of Swift, a fragment ...

Walter Scott - 1827 - 550 pages
...power of slander to he hu»y witk her fame after death, she adjured him hy their friendship to let her have the satisfaction of dying at least, though she...lived, his acknowledged wife.' " Swift made no reply, hut, turning on his heel, walked silent!-, out of the room, nor ever saw her afterward during the few...
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The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 2

Walter Scott - 1834 - 532 pages
...let her have the satisfaction of dying at least, though she had not lived, his acknowledged wile.' " Swift made no reply, but, turning on his heel, walked...out of the room, nor ever saw her afterward during die few days she lived. This behaviour threw Mrs Johnson into unspeakable agonies, and for a time she...
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